Jacek Kaczmarski

Jacek Kaczmarski (March 22, 1957, Warsaw -
April 10, 2004, GdaÅ„sk) was a Polish singer, songwriter, poet and author. He was considered a voice of Solidarity for his commitment to the fight for freeing Poland from communist rule. His protest songs criticized the regime and appealed to traditions of patriotic resistance against oppression of Polish people. He remains best known for his protest songs on social and political subjects ("Mury" (Walls), "ObÅ‚awa" (Wolf hunt)). However, he was more of a poet than a politically engaged singer, and most of his texts have not lost its meaning with the demise of the Soviet union and the communist block.

He made his debut in 1977 on the Student Song Festival, where he was awarded first
prize for his work "ObÅ‚awa" (Wolf hunt) based on song "ÐžÑ…Ð¾Ñ‚Ð° Ð½Ð° Ð²Ð¾Ð»ÐºÐ¾Ð²" by Vladimir Vysotsky. In 1980 he won 2nd prize of
the Opole Song Festival for "Epitafium dla WÅ‚odzimierza Wysockiego" (Epitaph for
Vladimir Vy...